The Core Management & Strategy, Divisional CFO, Associate, Salt Lake City

Goldman Sachs•Salt Lake, UT

30d•Onsite

About The Position

The Divisional CFO team, part of The Core Management & Strategy Division, partners with firm and divisional leadership to understand and manage risks and create solutions through quantitative analysis, projecting and forecasting. We are responsible for The Core’s business planning and transformation initiatives. We identify key performance indicators and measure the firm’s performance against these metrics. The team also assists with executing initiatives to transform, streamline and innovate business planning processes across the firm. These initiatives focus on the availability and reliability of financial information for internal stakeholders. Professionals on the team have an analytical mindset, exhibit intellectual curiosity and are from diverse academic backgrounds. This role sits within Divisional CFO team in The Core Management & Strategy. The Divisional CFO team members are strategic finance advisors helping the firm and the non-revenue divisions achieve commercial financial opportunities. They partner with divisions to generate budget/projections, highlighting key drivers and initiatives. The team oversees the divisions expenses, reporting and analytics, budgeting, and reforecasting in alignment to firm’s strategic plans. The role requires collaboration with different functions and divisions across the firm on a regular basis, an ability to work independently and ability to interact with stakeholders across the firm. It also entails in-depth analysis and reporting for senior management, requiring diligence and a commercial mindset. The candidate is required to work closely with counterparts across the globe including New York, Dallas, Salt Lake City and Bengaluru. Should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Requirements

Relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification with an excellent academic record
Relevant experience in the field of finance, accounting, and/or business management
Analytical capabilities and financial modeling experience
Excellent communication and interpersonal (written and verbal) skills, strong attention to detail
Ability to lead across team members and drive assignments to completion
Ability to multi-task & deliver under pressure
Solid work ethic and high level of motivation
Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

Partner with divisional stakeholders to understand business drivers and initiatives
Assist in managing non-revenue divisions operating expenses including full ownership and accountability of the of the spend which would include month-end reviews, quarterly and yearly analysis
Collaborate with divisional leadership teams and product owners across the firm on a regular basis to analyze and forecast spend
Assist with budget and reforecast cycles including presentation materials for senior leadership
Assist in identifying areas where we can better leverage technology and automate processes
Prepare and analyze reports related to allocation of various expenses to different businesses and identifying areas to better leverage tools to ensure correctness of cost allocation
Perform in-depth variance analysis of budgets and actuals for various expense lines
Collaborate with businesses, estimate the expenses and allocation to revenue divisions monthly
Identify potential areas to create operational efficiencies and automate manual processes
Ensure correctness of General Ledger by reviewing and monitoring month-end closure activities/entries
Maintain department’s organizational hierarchy in multiple systems